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that pentagon briefing gets under way at 11:30 eastern. and this evening, gop presidential candidate, rick santorum, wraps up campaigning in michigan, ahead of the state's primary tomorrow, he will be at the heritage christian academy. that is at 7:30 eastern. >>> this is a 7 watt solar panel, it collects the power and you can charge your phones and cell phones directly. >> what are you seeing on this chip, you are seeing an area that has 165 million wells, each of which can sequence a small piece of dna. >> the technology itself is using two cameras, one that looks outs and one that looks at the eyes. so we know exactly what the person is interested in, in the scene they are seeing. >> a fifth and finality visit to the consumer's eelectronics show. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> this particular phone only rings in a serious crisis. put it in the hand of a man who has proven himself responsible. vote for president johnson. >> bush and dukakis on crime. he allowed first degree murderers to have weekend passes from prison. >> the accusa
that pentagon briefing gets under way at 11:30 eastern. and this evening, gop presidential candidate, rick santorum, wraps up campaigning in michigan, ahead of the state's primary tomorrow, he will be at the heritage christian academy. that is at 7:30 eastern. >>> this is a 7 watt solar panel, it collects the power and you can charge your phones and cell phones directly. >> what are you seeing on this chip, you are seeing an area that has 165 million wells, each of which can...
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pushing to increase if they want to put a message missile defense shield in the east coast that the pentagon doesn't want and this is in the house the party guys in the house are saying oh yeah let's throw more money at the pentagon go get it sixty percent of the budget is eaten up by entitlements sixty percent so you know it's not enough sixty percent of that money was paid in by us for entitlement sure those entitlements are not money that's what do you know that segregate it was put into the general fund and spent on all kinds of things does know is not true it's the money that's going in the money that's going out are actually fairly well tracked and you know medicare is paying for itself although it is driving by the budget the say in the way i thought it was that poison pill and with medicare part d. and so security is two point six trillion dollars or. in iou i mean right they move they move social security or are you going to tell me that when george w. bush was born with millions of dollars in a trust fund that was in federal treasuries it was in t. bills that he was born with nothi
pushing to increase if they want to put a message missile defense shield in the east coast that the pentagon doesn't want and this is in the house the party guys in the house are saying oh yeah let's throw more money at the pentagon go get it sixty percent of the budget is eaten up by entitlements sixty percent so you know it's not enough sixty percent of that money was paid in by us for entitlement sure those entitlements are not money that's what do you know that segregate it was put into the...
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what we are looking at is an amazing, an amazing set of possibilities and shaving 5 billion out of the pentagon budget next year, a million and a half jobs are at risk. as the president is so fond of saying, alexian's do have consequences. we had our election. here are just some of the consequences. another brutal blow to of victims of hurricane sandy. high wind, rain, and snow as potent nor'easter it dumps on survivors of sandy's devastation . president obama secures a second term with wins in crucial swine's -- swing states. what can we expect in the next four years? the "a-team" is here. where republicans go from here? governor romney fail to attract major voting blocs, women, youth, blacks, and hispanics. does the blame falls onthe can it is? the party? and klein and brad blackm joined us to talk about the rachel quit the corporate grind to start her own interior design business. she's got a growing list of clients she keeps in touch with using e-mail marketing from constantcontact.com. constantcontact is easy and affordable. it lets her send out updates and photos that showcase her experti
what we are looking at is an amazing, an amazing set of possibilities and shaving 5 billion out of the pentagon budget next year, a million and a half jobs are at risk. as the president is so fond of saying, alexian's do have consequences. we had our election. here are just some of the consequences. another brutal blow to of victims of hurricane sandy. high wind, rain, and snow as potent nor'easter it dumps on survivors of sandy's devastation . president obama secures a second term with wins in...
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. >>> the pentagon has come a long way from don't ask don't tell. this summer gay and wlez bee an troops will be saluted marking gay pride month. >>> a george washington university study suggests the obama's family dog, bo, may be a political liability. the study concludes pets frolicking on the white house lawn in hard times isn't a good image. >>> jon bon jovi helped the president raise money, so he joked to extra he wants a cabinet position. secretary of entertainment. >>> usher, jessica alba in a campaign to create one million new national service jobs to address youthen employment. >>> iced tea offered an interesting political theory on the "today" show. he argues rap opened up white people to the idea of voting for someone like president obama. >>> and finally, remember this guy? mc hammer. he's performing at a san francisco fund-raiser for house minority leader nancy pelosi. and as you can see from this tweet, the two are already best of friends. and this is your morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> elsewhere, the farm bill being conside
. >>> the pentagon has come a long way from don't ask don't tell. this summer gay and wlez bee an troops will be saluted marking gay pride month. >>> a george washington university study suggests the obama's family dog, bo, may be a political liability. the study concludes pets frolicking on the white house lawn in hard times isn't a good image. >>> jon bon jovi helped the president raise money, so he joked to extra he wants a cabinet position. secretary of...
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that achieves revenue growth through tax reform that reduces both discretionary domestic spending and pentagon spending and it begins to deal with our most difficult long-term deficit and debt drivers. i was pleased that this commission presented their tough plan. that the gang of six worked hard on trying to turn it into legislative language and was happen to join the 45 senators who publicly support a long-term deficit reduction plan that is balanced in its approach. let me be clear, there are things in this plan that i really dislike. that i think are not om not perfect, i think are bad policy. and i think would cause needless harm to programs, people and sectors of our society that i advocate for and i care strongly about. i would like a see a final plan that prioritizes, infrastructure, innovation, energy, many of the things the senator spoke about before me. rather than repeating those comments i'll simply close by saying thank you for putting this plan out. i hope we will take the time as a group diligently to wrestle with its value choices and to together reach a tough plan that will a
that achieves revenue growth through tax reform that reduces both discretionary domestic spending and pentagon spending and it begins to deal with our most difficult long-term deficit and debt drivers. i was pleased that this commission presented their tough plan. that the gang of six worked hard on trying to turn it into legislative language and was happen to join the 45 senators who publicly support a long-term deficit reduction plan that is balanced in its approach. let me be clear, there...
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>> well, some friends do. >> in the pentagon? >> oh, sure. >> they call you all that. the story of 9/11, you had been rescuing people and had been at the pentagon until 11:00 at night. and she asked you if you called your wife. do you remember this? >> i do. first, when you say i had been rescuing people, i was out there for a short period of time. i went out there and helped out briefly and went right back to my office. i do, i don't know what time it was, 10:30 or so at night. >> 11:00 at night. >> 11:00, at night. >> yeah. >> the country had a tough day and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people had been killed. our building was smoking and burning and they were still pulling people out of the charred remains of that area where the american plane hit our building. and i had gone back to the office and were trying to sort through. i wanted to keep the building open. i didn't want the terrorists to shut us down. and we were trying to see if that would be possible and that type of thing. at some moment she looked at me and said, have you called mrs. r.? i just sa
>> well, some friends do. >> in the pentagon? >> oh, sure. >> they call you all that. the story of 9/11, you had been rescuing people and had been at the pentagon until 11:00 at night. and she asked you if you called your wife. do you remember this? >> i do. first, when you say i had been rescuing people, i was out there for a short period of time. i went out there and helped out briefly and went right back to my office. i do, i don't know what time it was, 10:30...
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i'm trying to understand is there a meaning of the timing of this, this incident as revealed by the pentagon officials just after the visit of turkish chairman? >> oh, look, look, i'm not going to comment on the particulars of what is reported in "the wall street journal." but i would direct the notion that this is somehow choreographed timed to anything like a meeting with turkish officials. i reject that out of hand. >> the turks are -- the turks want to purchase some drones, attack drones from the u.s. government since a long time. and this kind of practice will affect this kind of purchase in the near future? i mean your position was positive, but the congress was objecting to this sales. it will affect your position? >> we are looking -- look, this is one newspaper story. and one newspaper story in my view does not have the ability to harm a relationship that goes back many years, and a very strong relationship that goes back many years. so let's not get out ahead of ourselves here and get into speculation about how this one media report may or may not affect the relationship with turke
i'm trying to understand is there a meaning of the timing of this, this incident as revealed by the pentagon officials just after the visit of turkish chairman? >> oh, look, look, i'm not going to comment on the particulars of what is reported in "the wall street journal." but i would direct the notion that this is somehow choreographed timed to anything like a meeting with turkish officials. i reject that out of hand. >> the turks are -- the turks want to purchase some...
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in the space between 2014 and 2024, jack, no matter what the administration says, no naert what the pentagon says, it's just an advisory role, just training, there will be american lives in harm's way. >> oh, you can bet. that will be absolutely certain. and, in addition to that, we're going to have support troops of all types and varieties around afghanistan. and don't forget in southwest asia we're actively involved in other places other than afghanistan, in yemen, for example, in northeast africa, in the central african republic. all for the same purpose. so americans are going to be in harm's way against muslim revolutionaries for some time to come. getting people out by 2014? that's just the beginning, quite frankly. >> the goal all along here and now continues to be to create a stable afghanistan, a place we can leave and not have to worry about another threat coming to the united states from. is it your belief, jack, based on history, based on what you know of the circumstances in afghanistan today, that that's a possibility, even 2024, which will be 23 years after the attacks of sept
in the space between 2014 and 2024, jack, no matter what the administration says, no naert what the pentagon says, it's just an advisory role, just training, there will be american lives in harm's way. >> oh, you can bet. that will be absolutely certain. and, in addition to that, we're going to have support troops of all types and varieties around afghanistan. and don't forget in southwest asia we're actively involved in other places other than afghanistan, in yemen, for example, in...
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the one thing the pentagon does this plan. that is what they're there for. if they didn't plan for contingencies and iran are elsewhere, they are not doing their job. if a crisis happens, you just can't make these things up on the fly. you have to have forces in position. i don't know as you go through the history i think, very often defy military offers that they don't want to go through war or escalate prices. so i think you're absolutely correct. the one probably always have have is the iranians and as you said, the iranians don't always interpret what we say correctly or what they see correctly is perhaps a better word. a good example is the 1998. the u.s. saddam hussein kicked out inspectors in december 98. usc's horses and for telechoice strikes. the small animal planet and to that was absolutely convinced this was an event that somehow are gearing up for a major strike in iran. but if you looked at the headline of "the new york times," they realize that the u.s. was about. somebody said at the time the supreme leader subscription had labs and ibm does
the one thing the pentagon does this plan. that is what they're there for. if they didn't plan for contingencies and iran are elsewhere, they are not doing their job. if a crisis happens, you just can't make these things up on the fly. you have to have forces in position. i don't know as you go through the history i think, very often defy military offers that they don't want to go through war or escalate prices. so i think you're absolutely correct. the one probably always have have is the...
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pentagon report out today about profres in the last six months claims enemy initiated attacks decreased by 9% and dropped by 16% so far this year. but it klos glosss over the rise in attack by afghan security forces on u.s. and nato trainers. he is pressing the president to focus on the commitment to afghanistan. not just the plans to withdrawal when he addresses the nation in less than # 0 minutes. >> bret: let's focus in on the policy of the verse version. ed touched on some of that. criticism that the president is receiving. correspondent shannon bream has that part of the story. >> appearing in new york, with rudy giuliani, presumptive nominee mitt romney marked the one-year anniversary of usama bin laden's death applauding the intelligence community, military and their commander in chief. >> ik knowledgeed a year ago when it was announced that president deserves credit for the decision. i would have take than myself. >> that is following monday's remarks seemingly that romney flipped on his decision to go in to afghanistan. romney said he's disappointed that the president is using
pentagon report out today about profres in the last six months claims enemy initiated attacks decreased by 9% and dropped by 16% so far this year. but it klos glosss over the rise in attack by afghan security forces on u.s. and nato trainers. he is pressing the president to focus on the commitment to afghanistan. not just the plans to withdrawal when he addresses the nation in less than # 0 minutes. >> bret: let's focus in on the policy of the verse version. ed touched on some of that....
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these two views really classed within the pentagon. and what happens is, a series of events happened in these carrier deployments that lions back doesn't eventually gets to the the secretary of defense weinberger's attention, who essentially sides with those who think lions matt has been insubordinate and fires them, relieves them and in the middle of all this admiral crowell who was the guy who privately incurred him in the transcripts of phone conversations between his -- between them and him and encourage him the entire time in the surreptitious military operation doesn't back them up and says knows nothing so he takes the fall for something the chairman had encouraged. >> and then, a more lower ranking military officer. if you are serving on one of the ships based out of one of the countries in the council, you understand kind of in the abstract that iran is perhaps the largest threat and the largest piece of the threat environment. no longer soviet union and the russians were not worried about the chinese. they might be worried ab
these two views really classed within the pentagon. and what happens is, a series of events happened in these carrier deployments that lions back doesn't eventually gets to the the secretary of defense weinberger's attention, who essentially sides with those who think lions matt has been insubordinate and fires them, relieves them and in the middle of all this admiral crowell who was the guy who privately incurred him in the transcripts of phone conversations between his -- between them and him...
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and the pentagon does this in the normal course of things and they have. >> i i have bunch of coves sitting if my lap, good and bad, of your book. to start with, who made the decision to give the first interviews to abc? >> oh -- >> and why? >> i don't know why. i suppose various networks indicated they'd like to do it and then the publisher and people expert in all of this -- which i'm not -- would discuss it and then it would end up discussing it and someone in the group would say i recommend this or i recommend that and that would happen. >> did it have anything to do with diane sawyer and you working together years ago? >> no. we really never worked together. she was in the white house press office in the nixon administration. but, no, we never worked closely together at all. >> i want to run the opening to "night line." you work for for yours, the book goes into the hands of the media and all of this is is the introduction and i want your reaction. >> it must be bad or you wouldn't want to -- >> no, it's not. have you seen this? >> i have not. >> let's run it and get your reaction. >>
and the pentagon does this in the normal course of things and they have. >> i i have bunch of coves sitting if my lap, good and bad, of your book. to start with, who made the decision to give the first interviews to abc? >> oh -- >> and why? >> i don't know why. i suppose various networks indicated they'd like to do it and then the publisher and people expert in all of this -- which i'm not -- would discuss it and then it would end up discussing it and someone in the...
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the budget that goes to the pentagon. so this notion of gutting the military is way too far. >> general kimmitt, let me leave you with statistics and give you the final word. 5,860 days, 1,480 americans killed. over 15,000 americans wounded. 11,864 civilians killed. $443 billion spent. was it worth it? >> well, was it worth it? we don't know yet. the fact is if we leave afghanistan in a better situation going forward, if it is no longer a safe haven for terrorism and it is no longer an emerging threat to the people of the united states of america -- and let's also recognize that if we have got to maintain a war against terrorism, fight against terrorism, global war on terrorism for years to come. because it is important that we killed one man. but we didn't kill an idea. and i believe that we shouldn't rest thinking that it's over. we've got work to do in afghanistan. we've got to work to make sure that this disease of terrorism and these threats to america, we maintain vigilance for years to come. >> thank you all very m
the budget that goes to the pentagon. so this notion of gutting the military is way too far. >> general kimmitt, let me leave you with statistics and give you the final word. 5,860 days, 1,480 americans killed. over 15,000 americans wounded. 11,864 civilians killed. $443 billion spent. was it worth it? >> well, was it worth it? we don't know yet. the fact is if we leave afghanistan in a better situation going forward, if it is no longer a safe haven for terrorism and it is no longer...
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the associated press says that message has been passed to both the white house and the pentagon. israel says there's less chance the u.s. would be blamed for failing to stop an attack if american officials don't know it's going to happen. still the warning underscores a sharp divide between the two allies over the best ways to rein in iran's nuclear ambition. netanyahu arrive mis-washington next week for talks about president obama. the white house meanwhile is brushing off suggestions that a new spike in attacks has undermined the u.s. led mission in afghanistan. critics of the decade long war are calling on president obama to speed up the time line for withdrawal. follows a recent surge of violence aimed at u.s. troops and advisers after nato mistakenly burned copies of the koran. in several cases those revenge attacks were carried out by afghan forces who turned their guns on coalition forces. despite the events, the american strategy in afghanistan remains the same. >> hethese are isolated inciden which does not mean they're not terrible and are being investigated by both the
the associated press says that message has been passed to both the white house and the pentagon. israel says there's less chance the u.s. would be blamed for failing to stop an attack if american officials don't know it's going to happen. still the warning underscores a sharp divide between the two allies over the best ways to rein in iran's nuclear ambition. netanyahu arrive mis-washington next week for talks about president obama. the white house meanwhile is brushing off suggestions that a...
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given all of that, what is the pentagon doing -- what does the pentagon do faced with the situation where the american people are shown to not want major cuts to the defense department, given that you have ray odierno, and secretary leon panetta out there talking about this and how bad it is going to be, what do you do when you have an intransigent congress? >> we have to try to work closely with congress to try to push through a comprehensive deal on the budget. we shouldn't be at this point right now facing the prospect of sequestration. this is too important not just for the us mills tri but the entire federal budget. the secretary has made clear we need to have a national conversation and an honest and genuine one about the entire budget and we need to continue to work hard to talk to congress and talk to the american people about what the effects of the cuts will be. we're prepared to do our fair share. we're already taking nearly $500 billion off the top over the next ten years. we can't afford another five to $600 billion. that is the problem. we need to get through this. >> i ment
given all of that, what is the pentagon doing -- what does the pentagon do faced with the situation where the american people are shown to not want major cuts to the defense department, given that you have ray odierno, and secretary leon panetta out there talking about this and how bad it is going to be, what do you do when you have an intransigent congress? >> we have to try to work closely with congress to try to push through a comprehensive deal on the budget. we shouldn't be at this...
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leaving the belt way to the pentagon on 395 northbound, no problems. >> i will start with another great picture of the bay. we don't have rainfall in but we have some patchy fog. let's go to the bay again and there is a beautiful picture of the boats. a light wind this morning. not much in terms of ways but beautiful condition. the sun is rising over arlington there and some clouds and the distance and we will have a mixture of sun and clouds today. 61 degrees in northwest and 60 degrees in waldorf. it will feel like summer, mid- 80's, muddy, and a slight chance of labor day storm. i'll talk about the change is coming up. >> today is the third and likely final day of a special session in the maryland capital. they will vote on my package of measures. yesterday they get. state legislation which attacks taxes on anyone making more than $100,000 plus, a teacher attention costs and raises taxes on tobacco products. if the deal is approved by the house, it will go to the desk of martin o'malley and that will help them avoid the doomsday budget cuts. there is a new representative on city coun
leaving the belt way to the pentagon on 395 northbound, no problems. >> i will start with another great picture of the bay. we don't have rainfall in but we have some patchy fog. let's go to the bay again and there is a beautiful picture of the boats. a light wind this morning. not much in terms of ways but beautiful condition. the sun is rising over arlington there and some clouds and the distance and we will have a mixture of sun and clouds today. 61 degrees in northwest and 60 degrees...
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. >> policy makers here prepare for the eventual collapse of the assad regime, they confirm the pentagon is estimated it will take 75,000 troops to secure syria's chemical weapon facilities. it's not clear whether the obama administration would call on u.s. troops to do that or try to outsource the job to jordan or another mideast alley. >> the senate passed defense spending bill. it moves on to a conference committee to reconcile with the house version. it includes amendment from the senator john mccain to require a report on possible military action that could be used in syria. are famous people who want to take away your gun rights hypocrites? that is later in the grapevine. up next, riot guns and tear gas in cairo. egypt rises up against the president again. um... uh... um... hm... umm... uh... oh ! the windows phone 8x by htc on verizon. it features easy to navigate live tiles that are simple to customize. just pin what matters most right to your homescreen. exclusively with data sense-- a feature that makes the most of you plan. only on verizon. >> bret: unestimate today had 100,00
. >> policy makers here prepare for the eventual collapse of the assad regime, they confirm the pentagon is estimated it will take 75,000 troops to secure syria's chemical weapon facilities. it's not clear whether the obama administration would call on u.s. troops to do that or try to outsource the job to jordan or another mideast alley. >> the senate passed defense spending bill. it moves on to a conference committee to reconcile with the house version. it includes amendment from...
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chris lawrence is at the pentagon. give us a sense about what defense department physicians believe t officials believe the u.s. role will be after 2014. >> they think it's some what robust. the exact size of the force still has to be worked out. in fact you mentioned what's going to be the size of the force post 2014. we don't even know what the side of the force will be next year. we know there's 90,000 american troops in afrg right now. afghanistan right now. that number will drop to about 68,000 by the fall. big question is how many of those 68,000 americans will still be fighting in afghanistan this team next year. general john allen threw out that number as a number to go in with. in other words, that's sort of his starting point. 68,000. if the president were to choose that, empty definitely have allies among in some republicans on capitol hill like senator john mccain who have been arguing for a very robust u.s. presence right up until the very end. of course you have people on the other side saying the drawdow
chris lawrence is at the pentagon. give us a sense about what defense department physicians believe t officials believe the u.s. role will be after 2014. >> they think it's some what robust. the exact size of the force still has to be worked out. in fact you mentioned what's going to be the size of the force post 2014. we don't even know what the side of the force will be next year. we know there's 90,000 american troops in afrg right now. afghanistan right now. that number will drop to...
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unveil his new military strategy aimed at cutting the pentagon's budget. the president acknowledged the new military whethill be leaner insisted no less meaner. >> the united states will maintain our military superiority with forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> reporter: a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan zapped the military and sent pentagon spending soaring, up 71% in the past ten years. a bill that defense secretary leon panetta says the nation can no longer afford. >> all of this at a time when america faces a serious deficit and debt problem at home. a problem which is, itself, a national security risk squeezing both the defense and domestic budgets. >> reporter: to cut the military's budget will take a major shift in strategy. u.s. forces will focus on deterring a growing threat from china in the asia pacific region, conduct smaller counter insurgency operations with u.s. special forces elsewhere, and no longer attempt to fight two major ground wars at the same time. >> i'm uneasy about r
unveil his new military strategy aimed at cutting the pentagon's budget. the president acknowledged the new military whethill be leaner insisted no less meaner. >> the united states will maintain our military superiority with forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> reporter: a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan zapped the military and sent pentagon spending soaring, up 71% in the past ten years. a bill that defense secretary...
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the pentagon was attacked. please join us in observing a moment of silence to remember those who perished. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >> mr. president, mrs. obama, mr. secretary and distinguished guests good morning and thank you all for being here. my wife and i offer a special welcome to the families and friends of those we lost on these grounds 11 years ago today. one of them was chief warrant officer william ruth whose memorial bench of granite and steel sits in the last row in front of me seventh and from the far right. he served as a marine in vietnam flying helicopters. after the war he became a social studies teacher and joined the army national guard, serving in the first gulf war as a medevaced pilot. he was loved by his students. they were proud of his service and moved by his deep commitment to them and to our nation. one student said, he opened up my eyes and my heart to the world. many others inspired by his example became teachers, nurses, firefighters and
the pentagon was attacked. please join us in observing a moment of silence to remember those who perished. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >> mr. president, mrs. obama, mr. secretary and distinguished guests good morning and thank you all for being here. my wife and i offer a special welcome to the families and friends of those we lost on these grounds 11 years ago today. one of them was chief warrant officer william ruth whose memorial bench of granite...
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certainly is making preparations to leave and today at a press conference at the pentagon the spokesman for the pentagon said that both the civilian and military leadership of the defense department was sticking to the plan to leave at the end of two thousand and fourteen and by that time having him to go over full power to that afghan government so for now it seems that the obama administration the military are staying on track with their original plan. to continue to transfer powers it's not clear how that jibes with as you said a lot of military advisors nato officials and u.n. officials have been pulled from their advising assignments within afghan government organs and ministries and so on so it's not quite clear how long those will last and how that will hamper the effort. to stable the transfer of power to a significantly weak afghan central government but for the meantime the u.s. is not accelerating their plans to leave and so far as i know is not making a decision to stay longer but you know cliches from shakespeare and the best laid plans of mice and men to the to the the old
certainly is making preparations to leave and today at a press conference at the pentagon the spokesman for the pentagon said that both the civilian and military leadership of the defense department was sticking to the plan to leave at the end of two thousand and fourteen and by that time having him to go over full power to that afghan government so for now it seems that the obama administration the military are staying on track with their original plan. to continue to transfer powers it's not...
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sequestration could cost the pentagon $600 billion, headline defense contractors cuts to jobs and plants. john waterman writes defense contractors already are preparing for the layoffs and plant closures that will occur if congress fails to reach a deal on the federal deficit this year triggering $600 billion in automatic pentagon spending cuts. we are running toward a liv, all telling each other like lemmings this somehow isn't going to happen, said marian blakey, president and ceo of the aerospace industries association, but the cliff is coming up. next call is from los angeles, and this is newton. good morning. republican. >> caller: good morning. thanks for c-span. you know, once again, like an out-of-control spinning one direction merry-go-round, i hate to say it, but it's the same word of debt. it's just mind-boggling that we're discussing quarter after quarter how deeper and deeper in debt we're getting. our nation's overpopulated. we have too many social services. we're selling out our country. too many imports. let's get this nation back to work. let's get the american people ba
sequestration could cost the pentagon $600 billion, headline defense contractors cuts to jobs and plants. john waterman writes defense contractors already are preparing for the layoffs and plant closures that will occur if congress fails to reach a deal on the federal deficit this year triggering $600 billion in automatic pentagon spending cuts. we are running toward a liv, all telling each other like lemmings this somehow isn't going to happen, said marian blakey, president and ceo of the...
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we are told by the pentagon tonight that number is 70,000 with the troops coming out. as we make a point about that, we should also remember the toll of afghanistan, the more than ten years of fighting in afghanistan. you see the spike in fatalities, this is combat deaths, other deaths in afghanistan, military personnel, nearly 500 in 2010. at the height of the surge, 262 so far in 2012, just shy of 2,000 now, well below the more bloody, more deadly iraq war but approaching the 2000 number as the president tries to wind that down. one other point to note since we're having this conversation about the candidates for president, lot of those veterans who are coming home from iraq and afghanistan, here's where they live. the darker the state, the higher the veteran population. you see a state like virginia, state like new hampshire with a higher percentage of population so veterans in some of the battleground states, important constituency. >> dan, on the trail, in stump speeches, does the president regularly talk about afghanistan? >> well, it's never the focus of the pre
we are told by the pentagon tonight that number is 70,000 with the troops coming out. as we make a point about that, we should also remember the toll of afghanistan, the more than ten years of fighting in afghanistan. you see the spike in fatalities, this is combat deaths, other deaths in afghanistan, military personnel, nearly 500 in 2010. at the height of the surge, 262 so far in 2012, just shy of 2,000 now, well below the more bloody, more deadly iraq war but approaching the 2000 number as...
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thirty five program being developed for the pentagon. because as you see there are nearly one trillion dollars to develop purchase and support this through twenty fifty unfortunately there are already more than a billion dollars over the budget and the government has agreed to cover six hundred seventy two billion dollars of that it's a mistake and lockheed martin will cover the russe. and there's this project high speed rail in california the estimated cost ranges between thirty billion and a hundred billion depending on who you ask and despite this project being in the works for years as of now it's. still a strain to nowhere so why is one of these products going forward and the other in darrelle well i want to talk more about that was one very familiar with the of defense industry michael o'brian a former contractor for the department of defense worked in iraq he also wrote the book america's failure in iraq michael let's start with this example of this f. thirty five which by the way i think has been in the works since the one nine h
thirty five program being developed for the pentagon. because as you see there are nearly one trillion dollars to develop purchase and support this through twenty fifty unfortunately there are already more than a billion dollars over the budget and the government has agreed to cover six hundred seventy two billion dollars of that it's a mistake and lockheed martin will cover the russe. and there's this project high speed rail in california the estimated cost ranges between thirty billion and a...
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our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is here with the details. what is the biggest threat intel officials are most worried about. >> they are very concerned right now about a renewed effort to target western aviation. in fact, the fbi, homeland security, and the u.s. military's northern command sent this memo out to law enforcement agencies across the country. basically alerting them to the possibility of this threat. specifically, they think the biggest threat is coming from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. that is the most active al qaeda group. it's also the group that has tried to attack to u.s.-bound jet liners in the last few years. >> and, chris, is this a running concern? or is it hyped up, exaggerated? do they believe more of a concern because of the coming anniversary, may 1st, of bin laden's death? >> what they have seen is an increase in talk on some of these extremist websites. in fact, one specifically made a threat targeting the pentagon on may 2nd. and later seemed to target the secretary of defense leon panetta, as well. but th
our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is here with the details. what is the biggest threat intel officials are most worried about. >> they are very concerned right now about a renewed effort to target western aviation. in fact, the fbi, homeland security, and the u.s. military's northern command sent this memo out to law enforcement agencies across the country. basically alerting them to the possibility of this threat. specifically, they think the biggest threat is coming from al...
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. >> he mentioned sequester, massive cuts to the dpeens department, the pentagon coming up on january 2. the president said tonight the sequester will not happen. that was a key moment. will now, white house campaign is back and saying in the spin room just behind you, pressed on this, he said repeatedly everyone in washington agrees that sequester quote should not happen. and asked again and said it should not happen. will not happen has become should not happen. we'll see what happens with that. fox news teamed up with folks at twitter to find out what
. >> he mentioned sequester, massive cuts to the dpeens department, the pentagon coming up on january 2. the president said tonight the sequester will not happen. that was a key moment. will now, white house campaign is back and saying in the spin room just behind you, pressed on this, he said repeatedly everyone in washington agrees that sequester quote should not happen. and asked again and said it should not happen. will not happen has become should not happen. we'll see what happens...
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we get one story from the cia, it is not our fault, another from the pentagon that says no, that's not our fault, and the white house isn't saying anything. lou: is that not the definition of stonewalling and a cover-up to resist informing the american public of what has happened when four americans have been killed? narrative is a nice word. >> a lack of transparency. they are hiding behind this independent investigation i have got going. lou: an investigation by the agency of the justice department, the fbi. is that right? >> they are, and they will stick to that because they know there is not a good and happy story that comes out of this for them. i think we're now going to hear it after the election. lou: john bolton, your thoughts. >> i think the administration's ideology was fundamentally challenged by this terrorist attack if you believe the war on terror is over, al qaeda has been defeated, arab spring brought democracy to the middle east, you cannot even comprehend what happened in benghazi was anything other than a demonstration that got out of control. the fax overwhelm them
we get one story from the cia, it is not our fault, another from the pentagon that says no, that's not our fault, and the white house isn't saying anything. lou: is that not the definition of stonewalling and a cover-up to resist informing the american public of what has happened when four americans have been killed? narrative is a nice word. >> a lack of transparency. they are hiding behind this independent investigation i have got going. lou: an investigation by the agency of the...
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the spokesman also says the author should have submitted the book to the pentagon before publication. his lawyer says he was not legally obligated to have the book screened. meanwhile, the admirals' said the book could provide enemies with dangerous insight into the navy seals operation. so far the pentagon has not taken steps to stop the bug from beings -- still to come, my "2 cents more" on the tooth fairy. that's right. a new identity death warning. how cyber cards are stealing money from your financial adviser and why you won't be getting a dime back. ♪ you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. gerri: up next, cyber crux newest victim, your financial adviser. while that's bad news for you and your wallet and how to prote
the spokesman also says the author should have submitted the book to the pentagon before publication. his lawyer says he was not legally obligated to have the book screened. meanwhile, the admirals' said the book could provide enemies with dangerous insight into the navy seals operation. so far the pentagon has not taken steps to stop the bug from beings -- still to come, my "2 cents more" on the tooth fairy. that's right. a new identity death warning. how cyber cards are stealing...
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. >> this week, the pentagon released the names of three soldiers killed in afghanistan. and finally, your voice this week, today's question comes from nancy burke leigh who asked, who are you going to vote for in. >> i don't vote in races i cover. after i became a reporter, after i voted absentee, i felt like i made an investment an uncomfortable feeling. i revere voting. i don't feel it as those i can do the best job bringing you fair and impartial covers if i feel invested in those politicians. other reporters feel differently. i'm not trying to feel holier than thou. you can me ask questions all week long on twitter. at jake tapper. we'll be right back. from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefull
. >> this week, the pentagon released the names of three soldiers killed in afghanistan. and finally, your voice this week, today's question comes from nancy burke leigh who asked, who are you going to vote for in. >> i don't vote in races i cover. after i became a reporter, after i voted absentee, i felt like i made an investment an uncomfortable feeling. i revere voting. i don't feel it as those i can do the best job bringing you fair and impartial covers if i feel invested in...
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>> bret: live at the pentagon. thank you. >>> at least two people were killed and dozens injured. more than 100 injured in an outbreak of violent weather early today in the south. several homes sustained damage around arkansas. an area near birmingham, alabama, devastated by a deadly tornado last spring was hit. >>> senator versus the tsa came to a head today at an airport. and what cliche will president obama use first in the "state of the union" address? grp@?ñm Ñoy÷h>óñc>ó >> bret: fresh pickingings from the political grapevine. kentucky republican senator rand paul says he was detained by t.s.a. agents after he refused a full body patdown at the nashville, tennessee, airport this morning. paul's office contends he went through a full body scanner when an anomaly was found on his leg. senator offered to go through the machine again but was told only a full body patdown would suffice. he refused and said he was detained and missed his flight back to washington. t.s.a. denies detaining paul and said he was allowed to board another flight after a different screening
>> bret: live at the pentagon. thank you. >>> at least two people were killed and dozens injured. more than 100 injured in an outbreak of violent weather early today in the south. several homes sustained damage around arkansas. an area near birmingham, alabama, devastated by a deadly tornado last spring was hit. >>> senator versus the tsa came to a head today at an airport. and what cliche will president obama use first in the "state of the union" address?...
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they want more than the pentagon. the pentagon is going don't give us this and they are keeping a straight face going we have to do this while we're going to decimate very critical social policies in this country. >> with the contraception issue and health care, how are they ever going to fix that? >> i don't think they can. i think this shows the extent to which the tea party has damaged and overtaken, really consumed the republican brand. they have to keep pleasing the base even though the primary is over. they are supposed to be tacking to the middle to try to attract independents. they can't get off that message and neither can mitt romney. >> the contraception debate is an intra-catholic debate. this is about two different wings of the catholic church taking semiconservative position and very conservative position. the republicans are unwilling to put the flag in the ground and say this isn't right. it isn't good or fair. >> it's because they are riding the tiger and the tiger starting to eat them. >> they can't
they want more than the pentagon. the pentagon is going don't give us this and they are keeping a straight face going we have to do this while we're going to decimate very critical social policies in this country. >> with the contraception issue and health care, how are they ever going to fix that? >> i don't think they can. i think this shows the extent to which the tea party has damaged and overtaken, really consumed the republican brand. they have to keep pleasing the base even...
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so when it hit the pentagon, it was clear that we had been attacked. the only question, what was it? was it a truck bomb? was it an airplane? went out and down and went to see what it was. picked this up and brought it back. these are pictures of the presidents. when they get together, they agree to sign so many copies for each other. and president ford sent me these. >> greta: look, there is richard nixon, he didn't sign it. >> he did. he used ink that faded. >> greta: his is faded. >> same thing here. isn't that a nice composition? that's a pulitzer prize-winning photographer from vietnam. here's our place in new mexico. this is where we live. that's our donkey, mo. we don't use fancy names in our family. there is an iraqi ballot. there is a ballot, signed by karzai. this is a missile. an interceptor, a photograph. bullet hits a bullet. it can be done. picture of a pen used to sign one of the civil rights bills in the 1960s. and this is a pen that was used to sign the defense appropriation bill in 1976. >> greta: this is your office? >> it is. there
so when it hit the pentagon, it was clear that we had been attacked. the only question, what was it? was it a truck bomb? was it an airplane? went out and down and went to see what it was. picked this up and brought it back. these are pictures of the presidents. when they get together, they agree to sign so many copies for each other. and president ford sent me these. >> greta: look, there is richard nixon, he didn't sign it. >> he did. he used ink that faded. >> greta: his is...
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>> bret: at the pentagon. thank you. we're 20 days out from the deadly terrorist attack at the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya, that killed the ambassador an three others there and there are still no f.b.i. agents on the ground there. meantime, congressional source tells fox news, uav assets in the region have been repositioned since the attack to establish better situational awareness. we're learning that the compound was attacked on three sides. with heavy weapons as we were reporting in the first days. the presidential candidates are getting ready for the debate wednesday. we'll talk about that. with the fox all-stars and what needs to happen when we come back. >>> romney, she a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing, and restore security for hard-working americans. >> president obama is a very, he is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. he is an experienced debater to. he has done these debates before. this is mitt's first time on t
>> bret: at the pentagon. thank you. we're 20 days out from the deadly terrorist attack at the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya, that killed the ambassador an three others there and there are still no f.b.i. agents on the ground there. meantime, congressional source tells fox news, uav assets in the region have been repositioned since the attack to establish better situational awareness. we're learning that the compound was attacked on three sides. with heavy weapons as we were reporting...